Pioneer DEH-1500 Car CD Player
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Quite decent
Pros
RDS, manual equaliser, good sound, no skipping
Cons
Eject too close to audio setting, few extra features
Recommended it?
Yes
The DEH-1500R is Pioneer's entry-level front-loading player with RDS. It satisfied my requirements for a decent, brand-name CD player with RDS.
I bought this unit after our Sony CD-L350 was stolen. The Sony had a few more features than this Pioneer, like recognising CD-text and appreciable beeping notification of pertinent events (like shutting off and pressing buttons). However, I did find the Pioneer at a very good price (approx US$165.00).
I hooked the unit up using the included ISO adapter, which took me all of about 15 minutes. The sound is fine and using the player's features are easy enough (although I have twice accidentally pushed the 'eject' button instead of the audio settings button beside it).
I was pleased to find that it doesn't skip either, after experiencing small bumps crossing speed-bumps and uneven surfaces in parking areas.
Sadly, I found that the radio is not storing any settings, but I suspect this is due to the car's wiring. It seems that my car's ISO plug was perhaps incorrectly wired up to use power provided from the ignition switch. I'd prefer to have this from the battery itself.
I bought this unit after our Sony CD-L350 was stolen. The Sony had a few more features than this Pioneer, like recognising CD-text and appreciable beeping notification of pertinent events (like shutting off and pressing buttons). However, I did find the Pioneer at a very good price (approx US$165.00).
I hooked the unit up using the included ISO adapter, which took me all of about 15 minutes. The sound is fine and using the player's features are easy enough (although I have twice accidentally pushed the 'eject' button instead of the audio settings button beside it).
I was pleased to find that it doesn't skip either, after experiencing small bumps crossing speed-bumps and uneven surfaces in parking areas.
Sadly, I found that the radio is not storing any settings, but I suspect this is due to the car's wiring. It seems that my car's ISO plug was perhaps incorrectly wired up to use power provided from the ignition switch. I'd prefer to have this from the battery itself.
